SDH Fundamentals
SDH Fundamentals
SDH Fundamentals
Objective
What is SDH? SDH System Standards Frame Structure Multiplexing Advantages
What is SDH?????
SDH is a timing hierarchy
Allows higher and more flexible bit-rates than PDH Uses a different frame structure and synchronization
Hierarchical synchronization
One master clock to synchronize whole operator network
SDH System
TERMINAL EQUIPMENT REGENERATOR ADD / DROP MULTIPLEXER
Standards
Optical Signal STM-0 STM-1 STM- 4 STM-16 STM-64 STM-256 Bit Rate 51.84 Mbps 155.52 Mbps 622.080 Mbps 2488.320 Mbps 9953.280 Mbps 39813.12 Mbps Abbreviated as 51 Mbps 155 Mbps 622 Mbps 2.4 Gbps 10 Gbps 40 Gbps
TX END
RX END
Frame =125s
Frame =125s
Frame = 125s
Administrative Unit
Capacity of the Virtual Container + Pointers 9 Rows
Pointers
4 5 6 7 8 9
H1H1 H1 H2 H2 H2 H3 H3 H3
Frame Format
STM - Section overhead and Administrative unit Section overhead Regenerator section overhead and Multiplex section Section Overhead overhead Administrative unit Virtual container Regenerator Overhead and pointers Virtual container - Payload and Path overhead information 1 Byte=8bits * 8000 frames/sec=64 Kbps
Multiplex overhead
STM-N
Administrative unit
Pointer
Virtual Container
Path overhead
Payload
The Container (C) Basic packaging unit for tributary signals (PDH)
The Virtual Container (VC) Formation of the Container by adding of a POH (Path Overhead) The Tributary Unit (TU) Is formed via adding a pointer to the VC The Tributary Unit Group (TUG) Combines several TUs for a new VC The Administrative Unit (AU) Is shaped if a pointer is allocated to the VC formed at last The Synchronous Transport Module (STM-N) Formed by adding a Section Overhead (SOH) to AUs
SDH Multiplexing
SDH Multiplexing
4 columns TU 12 9X4 1 2 3 4 9 rows
1 2 3
TUG-2 9 X 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TUG - 3 TUG - 3 TUG - 3
(9 X 9)
Advantages
High speed standards Efficient Multiplexing / Demultiplexing Enhanced Operation, administration, Provisioning, Maintenance capabilities (OAM&P) A reduction in the amount of equipment . The provision of overhead and payload bytes Synchronous multiplexing format for carrying lower-level digital signals is justified. The availability of a set of generic standards, which enable multi-vendor interoperability.